Okay, so...I decided to just make this a bunch of random Malec stories that center around a saying. Type. Thing. :) Thanks everyone who reviews!!! I'd offer Magnus Bane...but I really don't want to let him out of my bedroom. :D And...um...enjoy!

All the single ladies, all the single ladies…Alec jumped, suddenly realizing his pocket was the source of the sound. His phone, actually. Alec frowned, not amused by Magnus Bane's sense of humor or by the strange looks he was getting.

He glanced at the caller ID: Magnus. Alec's frown deepened. He was kind of the last person Alec wanted to talk to right now. He looked around, trying to decide whether to pick up.

Alec was standing in a park, just wandering aimlessly around. Not for the colorful flowers or the smell of spring, exactly, just to clear his mind. Which was getting pretty hard to do, what with everyone nearby obviously associating his usual dark clothes with serial killer. He and Magnus had--no, they hadn't had a fight…just a disagreement. Alec sighed. Maybe he just wasn't the sort of person who should ever be in a relationship at all.

The phone launched into its last verse. Now or never. Biting his lip, Alec flipped open the phone. "Hello?" He tried to sound like he didn't know who was calling, like he couldn't care less anyway.

"Hey, baby!" Magnus' voice was overly cheerful. He paused, and Alec realized that Magnus actually didn't know what to say. For once.

"Sooo…where are you?" Magnus asked, hoping this conversation wasn't really as awkward as it felt.

"Just…out…" Alec replied vaguely.

"Ah. Alec…" Magnus closed his eyes briefly, shutting out the bright sunlight and all the happy little kids playing in front of him. "I'm sorry."

I'm only slightly uncomfortable. Really, the Shadowhunter told himself. "Yeah." He started walking faster, his frustration and discomfort driving him forward. Alec wished he hadn't been so curt now. "It's okay."

Eyes open now, Magnus wandered over to the nearest tree, leaning against it and watching the people--joggers, moms pushing strollers, couples holding hands--moving down the path.

Alec took a deep breath. "And…I'm sorry too." He looked over to his side, saw that he was passing the playground. His eyes skimmed over the kids, shifting over to a man standing in the shadow of a huge, leafy tree. Wait…Alec involuntarily sucked in a breath.

Magnus heard, and looked up out of habit. Straight ahead, he saw the familiar stance, shoulders--face. "Alec," he breathed, unaware of the phone he was still holding. He took a subconscious, lurching step forward, paused…and saw Alec do the same. With a slight grin, Magnus closed the distance and reached out to Alec.

"Hey, stranger," Magnus tried, with a lopsided smile, hopinghopinghoping Alec had forgiven him.

Alec just looked at him. Then his hard tone softened, and he beamed back at the warlock. "Hey yourself."

Magnus sighed in relief. "Don't ever leave like that again!" he scolded. "I was too upset to gel my hair!" He pointed at his highly out-of-character cap.

"God forbid that ever happen," Alec laughed.

Magnus clasped his hands together and stuck out his lower lip, sniffling dramatically. "Promise not to?"

Alec rolled his eyes, but Magnus just pouted harder. "Okay, okay," he grinned, putting up his hands in surrender. "What about we…seal it with a kiss."